Toure played a vital role in the club's Premier League title-winning campaign last season and is one of the highest earners at Etihad Stadium, with a £150,000-a-week basic wage that can rise to £220,000 after bonuses.

Sergio Aguero, meanwhile, returned to training at Carrington on Monday after being released by the Argentina national team due to a knee injury.

Alejandro Sabella took the opportunity to call the striker up to his latest squad but elected not to risk fielding him in the World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia.